- International Fees
International fees are typically three times the amount of domestic fees. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
Course details
This practice-based course has been developed for nurses caring for patients experiencing mental health challenges or patients experiencing physical illness/injury with a concomitant mental health component. This course is suitable for all nurses working in rural, community, or tertiary hospital emergency departments as well as community settings. The following information provides a brief description of our course.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
3.0
Domestic fees
$925.57
Course offerings
Spring/Summer 2024
Below is one offering of NSER 7800 for the Spring/Summer 2024 term.
CRN 29284
Duration
Tue Apr 02 - Fri Jun 21 (12 weeks)
- 12 weeks
- CRN 29284
- Domestic fees $925.57International fees are typically three times the amount of domestic fees.
Class meeting times
Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
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Apr 02 - Jun 21 | N/A | N/A | Distance |
Instructor
Tatiana Rubalcava Vargas
Course outline
Domestic fees
$925.57
Important information
- Internet delivery format.
- Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
- International fees are typically three times the amount of domestic fees. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
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This is an elective course within the ER curriculum that may be suitable for some students and can also be taken on its own as continuing ed.
Status
In Progress
This course offering is in progress. Please check back next term or subscribe to receive email updates.
Learning Outcomes
As a healthcare practitioner, you are expected to follow professional standards of practice throughout all SN programs and courses. In this course, you will have opportunities to use the processes of critical thinking, systematic inquiry, communication, collaboration, leadership, professionalism, and clinical decision-making. Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to:
- Participants will utilize a mental health framework for the assessment of patients experiencing mental health challenges.
- Participants will demonstrate safe care for patients with a variety of mental health challenges.
- Participants will describe the effects of anti-psychotic, anti-depressant, and anti-manic medications.
- Participants will critically analyze the impact of mental health challenges on patients and their families.
- Participants will describe the ways in which mental health discourse impacts patients and the health care they receive.
- Participants will describe current theories explaining mental health challenges.
- Participants will reflect in writing about current practices in the care of people experiencing mental health challenges.
Effective as of Spring/Summer 2023
Related Programs
Emergency Nursing and Mental Health (NSER 7800) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs accepting international students.
- Indicates programs with a co-op option.
School of Health Sciences
- Specialty Nursing (Emergency - Standard Option)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing Part-time
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